Keil-Metter Reach Gold Semifinals

Litara Keil and Betsi Metter reached the semifinals of the Gold bracket.

Litara Keil and Betsi Metter reached the semifinals of the Gold bracket on Sunday at the USAV Beach Collegiate Challenge being held in Hermosa Beach, Calif.

The duo defeated Tan/Ngauamo of UCLA, 21-13, 21-15, to advance to the semifinals, where they fell to USC's Burnham/Hughes, 15-21, 21-9, 15-13 in a very close match.

In the Silver bracket, LMU's team of Avery Bush and Kathleen Luft dispatched of Bowen/Perrins from CSU Bakersfield int the first round before dropping a decision to Long/Longo of Hawaii in the Quarterfinals. Rachelle Suaava and Taylor Akana also competed in the Silver bracket, beating Bartch/Guitare of Bakersfield before being knocked off by Spieler/Taylor of Hawaii in the Quarters.

Caitlin DeWitt and Hannah Tedrow competed in the Bronze bracket, earning a first-round victory over Little/Tucker Campbell of Bakersfield. After advancing to the Quarterfinals, the pair lost to Drolson/Inouye of UCLA.